John Swinney has insisted that the Scottish government's local income tax plans are 'robust' and can be delivered, despite the flood of criticism that greeted the publication of his consultation...
Scots would get their biggest tax cut in a generation under the Scottish National Party government's plans for a local income tax, Finance Secretary John Swinney has claimed.
Benefits reform is back centre stage, with new get-tough policies for a part-privatised jobs service. The welfare czar talks to Judy Hirst about breaking the dependency habit
Next week's statement will be a severe test for the chancellor. There's a squeeze on spending and no appetite for tax rises, so what are Alistair Darling's options? PF convened a round table of...
John Swinney has achieved the impossible twice in his first nine months as Scotland's finance secretary. But can the former Scottish National Party leader score a much-needed hat trick? He talked...
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced a white paper on empowering citizens after a government survey found that more than nine out of ten people thought local councils' accountability...
Local government leaders have attacked the government's determination to retain the Licensing Act while putting the onus on councils to deal with related problems.
Local government leaders are calling for league tables and crude national comparisons to be scrapped when Comprehensive Area Assessments are introduced.
If the third sector is to achieve its potential as a supplier of goods and services, it must change its attitude to procurement in a fundamental way; the public sector must look at its mind-set...
An economic downturn is coming, that much almost everyone is agreed on. But its depth, width and length are still uncertain. As the Budget looms, Priyen Patel looks at the options
